News and Announcements for Students

Get Involved with Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

Last month, almost 250 students, faculty members and staff members offered their thoughts through an anonymous survey on what Middlebury’s priorities should be for sexual assault education, prevention and response. We write now to share what we’ve learned, and to invite you to join us in advancing the agenda you have helped to shape.

In addition to receiving solid support for the continued development of a confidential sexual assault advocates/allies program, we received strong feedback that what is needed is more: more opportunities for discussion; more facts about what happens on campus; more information about key definitions; and more opportunities to identify and dismantle aspects of our culture—at Middlebury and beyond—that are hospitable to sexual assault, and instead, foster a culture of respect, care and safety.

Our agenda is ambitious, and we can’t do it alone! We invite all interested community members to join us in our work on the projects below.

Sexual Assault Advocacy Program: Working to recruit, select and develop a training agenda for a small group of students, faculty and staff members to provide confidential support to students. To join, please contact Fritz Parker: dpparker@middlebury.edu.